> A former colleague of mine had a teddy bear on his desk, before you could ask for his advice you had to take the teddy and explain your problem out loud to it.
Somebody at work ordered 50 rubber duckies on ali express, apparently that was cheaper than buying a few or something, so everybody who wanted one got a debug duck.
Turns out you also have to use them for it to have any benefit, and most people don't.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging